Beyond the Grave Productions Information

Halloween has always been my passion. For the past eleven years, I have been building and designing props for my yard display, which attracts about 600 trick-or-treaters each year. Several years ago, I was featured on the front pages of both local papers The Dearborn Press and Guide and The Dearborn Times Herald, which drew the attention of another neighbor and haunt professional Rob Johnson of Bodybag Entertainment. Rob introduced me to other haunters and events such as Great Lakes Fright Fest, The Motor City Haunt Club, HauntCon, and Transworld. During my first visit to Transworld in Chicago, I proposed to my wife, Trisha, at the costume ball hosted by Leonard Pickel of Haunted Attraction Magazine. After attending several Transworld conventions, I knew that I wanted to become a vendor. I made my first debut at HauntCon in Dearborn, MI in May of 2007. More significantly, Beyond the Grave Productions made its first Transworld appearance at The 14th National Haunt & Attractions Show located in St. Louis, Missouri on March 27th29th of 2009. I thank all of the supporters who visited booth #604, especially the patrons who made this event a great success. While developing my business, I have and still work with other artists within the industry. In the summer of 2006, I commissioned Chris Russell of Twisted Toy Box to sculpt several pieces and demonstrate the basics of mold making and latex casting. Two years later, I met Jeff Wehenkel at a Motor City Haunt Club garage sale, where he approached me to work on a prop together. I have always admired his work and talent. In fact, the very first mask I purchased from Death Studios was sculpted by him. Jeff mentored me for nearly eight months prior to moving to his new home in San Francisco, CA. Jeff is my primary sculptor and continues to create new characters for my lineup. Finally, I am always researching new methods and materials in order to improve the quality and aesthetics of my products. Jon Shroyer of DreadWorks has assisted me with various molding resources, ...